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  • Title: Eye and brain growth in the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus).
    Author: Wilkinson F.
    Journal: Behav Brain Res; 1986 Jan; 19(1):59-69. PubMed ID: 3954868.
    Abstract:
    Eye and brain growth were evaluated by measures of weight and surface dimensions at 11 ages spanning the period from birth to 150 days of age in the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus). Brain weight was found to increase very rapidly until day 18, followed by a more gradual increase to asymptote by 70 days of age. Eye growth follows overall body growth more closely than brain growth. Eye shape was found to change from ovoid to spherical over the first 70 days of life. The possible relationship between eye growth and retinal specialization is considered, and brain growth is compared across several rodent species.
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